New York A 4279: Increases the penalties for leaving the scene of an incident involving a wheeled non-motorized means of conveyance

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A04279 Summary:

BILL NOA04279A

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SAME ASSAME AS S05537

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SPONSORBores

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COSPNSRSantabarbara, Burdick, Sayegh, Clark, Morinello, Vanel, Fitzpatrick, Steck, Griffin, Shimsky,
 Torres, McDonald, Paulin, Schiavoni, Epstein, Lee, Romero, Burroughs, Kassay, Colton, Lunsford,
 Cunningham, Bendett, Woerner, Simpson, Tapia

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1367-a, RWB L

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Prohibits mobile sports wagering operators and platforms from sending push notifications or text message notifications.

Go to top A04279 Actions:

BILL NOA04279A

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02/03/2025referred to racing and wagering

02/07/2025amend and recommit to racing and wagering

02/07/2025print number 4279a

02/11/2025reported referred to codes

02/25/2025reported 

02/27/2025advanced to third reading cal.41

01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.123

Go to topA04279 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:RACING AND WAGERING Chair:Woerner 
DATE:02/11/2025AYE/NAY:10/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes WoernerAyeGallahanExcused

SolagesAyeDursoAye

SantabarbaraAyeBendettAye

Pheffer AmatoAye

VanelAye

SayeghAye

KayAye

WrightAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:02/25/2025AYE/NAY:21/0 Action: Favorable DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookExcusedReillyAye

LavineAyeMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Go to topA04279 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA04279 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4279--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 3, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Racing and Wagering -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
 relation to prohibiting mobile sports wagering operators and platforms
 from sending push notifications or text message notifications

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "regulating
 2 addictive notifications act".
 3 § 2. Legislative intent. To address public health concerns involving
 4 gambling addiction arising from the legalization of mobile sports
 5 betting in New York, this legislation prevents New Yorkers from receiv-
 6 ing push notifications that solicit wagers and deposits for wagers.
 7 Research has shown that mobile sports betting increases the likelihood
 8 of risky betting behavior, problem gambling, and addiction, driven by
 9 the accessibility, privacy, and ease of use offered by mobile devices.
 10 Mobile devices enable constant engagement with betting applications by
 11 reducing barriers to responsible gambling and allowing users to instant-
 12 ly act on gambling urges anytime and anywhere in the state. The risk is
 13 greatest among young people, who typically spend more time on mobile
 14 devices, and vulnerable populations.
 15 Push notifications soliciting wagers and deposits may appear even when
 16 mobile sports betting applications are closed. Such solicitation is more
 17 invasive than traditional advertising and can exploit moments of vulner-
 18 ability or weakness, undermining the ability of New Yorkers to gamble
 19 deliberately and responsibly. Opting New Yorkers out of such unsolicited
 20 gambling push notifications and solicitation is crucial to mitigate
 21 harmful effects of risky betting, problem gambling, and addiction, which
 22 can result in financial and occupational ruin, mental and emotional

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08412-03-5

 A. 4279--A 2

 1 illness, the destruction of families, domestic violence, self-harm, and
 2 suicide.
 3 § 3. Subdivision 4 of section 1367-a of the racing, pari-mutuel wager-
 4 ing and breeding law is amended by adding a new paragraph (k) to read as
 5 follows:
 6 (k) Mobile sports wagering operators and mobile sports wagering plat-
 7 forms shall be prohibited from initiating or sending mobile devic